Lewis Hamilton - guitar (open to debate on talent according to the other thread, but there's videographic proof that he can play) Can we say Eddie Jordan - drums? I know he's not a driver but still... it's EJ!

Edit: I'm sure I've also seen Seb Vettel on stage with a guitar at an event somewhere, don't know if he could play though.

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I believe Sutil was/is virtually concert standard. His father is a well respected violinist and little Sutil was to be a pro pianist until he had to choose piano or cars.

Algesuari's a DJ and must produce too as he has an album (that sold very well I think).

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I believe Sutil was/is virtually concert standard. His father is a well respected violinist and little Sutil was to be a pro pianist until he had to choose piano or cars.

Algesuari's a DJ and must produce too as he has an album (that sold very well I think).

I did remember hearing something like that about Sutil so I did a google & this is what I found:

Adrian Sutil has the distinctive background for the F1 world of not only not racing in go-karts as a small child, but in having had a first career as a concert pianist. His parents are professional musicians, and he began playing piano at four and performed in public. His life seemed set until he discovered go-karting at 14 and never looked back.

Back in the FISA-FOCA war days of the early 80's, they were supposed to race in﻿ the South African GP (1982) but the drivers refused to race if not certain things were resolved first. A strike if you willHence they locked themselves in the hotel they were staying in and refused to come out until matters were solvedElio de Angelis started to entertain the bored drivers by playing the piano and those who were there remembered it well.According to Prost he would have made a great concert pianist

He plays VERY nice on the video!! While Sutil does a bad job (i bet he was extremely nervous!)

PS: Another comment:

I remenber, Once, Alain Prost told that when all drivers stayed in a Hotel room to boycott the race by fighting between FIA and teams,(maybe around 1982...)there was nothing to do but waiting...Elio de Angelis, however,began to playing piano to let them all relax.Prost could not forget how beautiful﻿ is the playing and fascinated...I love and could not forget this story.

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Coincidentally, I read a lovely little passage today about James Hunt..

Quote:

Later, at the Royal Albert Hall, James took to the stage himself - in his trademark jeans and T-shirt - treating the capacity audience to an enthusiastic trumpet solo during a televised 'Grand Prix Night of the Stars'. Everyone thought James played admirably well, though there was an admitted curiosity value to his performance. According to the journalist Eoin Young, James's trumpet virtuosity 'might be compared to the dancing bear - applauded not so much for the quality of the dance as the fact that he could do it at all'.

Adrian Sutil was educated in a classic music and now finds himself playing some rock/entertaining music; that does not come as a easy thing for someone that comes from Sutil family. They are classic performers. And deep in their conscience they are educated in this way: "classic music is honorable and noble", "rock music is downgrading art and humanity to a dirt". I know that mindset well, being educated in classical music.

So, it does not come as a surprise that Adrian is having hard time playing those low, worthless, cheap entertaining compositions to please the sponsors. It's a downgrade to him. And you can read it from his face.

I believe Sutil was/is virtually concert standard. His father is a well respected violinist and little Sutil was to be a pro pianist until he had to choose piano or cars.

Algesuari's a DJ and must produce too as he has an album (that sold very well I think).

I did remember hearing something like that about Sutil so I did a google & this is what I found:

Adrian Sutil has the distinctive background for the F1 world of not only not racing in go-karts as a small child, but in having had a first career as a concert pianist. His parents are professional musicians, and he began playing piano at four and performed in public. His life seemed set until he discovered go-karting at 14 and never looked back.

And I have read many an article about Algesuari being a DJ

I've got a vague memory of him doing some sort of promo piece for British TV when he was a rookie. They took him to an empty Albert Hall and set him up on the stage to play some stuff.

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Some producers happen to be musicians, but to say that producer = musician is completely false. There are also many different classes and categories of music producer, who do different things in their day to day work.

Adrian Sutil was educated in a classic music and now finds himself playing some rock/entertaining music; that does not come as a easy thing for someone that comes from Sutil family. They are classic performers. And deep in their conscience they are educated in this way: "classic music is honorable and noble", "rock music is downgrading art and humanity to a dirt". I know that mindset well, being educated in classical music.

So, it does not come as a surprise that Adrian is having hard time playing those low, worthless, cheap entertaining compositions to please the sponsors. It's a downgrade to him. And you can read it from his face.

Or I am just over-exaggerating the whole matter.

What i think that happened is that Adrian is used to playing classical pieces with prior rehearsal and the score in front of him. This time he was required to improvise something that is totally alien to what he is used to play, and -even worse- under the pressure of being televised. That's why i think he got extremely nervous.

As for the mindset, what can i say? Half of my records are classical-music, but i'm also a rocker. One thing shouldn't exclude another... i.e:

Some producers happen to be musicians, but to say that producer = musician is completely false. There are also many different classes and categories of music producer, who do different things in their day to day work.

Not that I studied Music Technology for 4 years or anything...

I obviously worded my sentence incorrectly and generalised that all producers are musicians. I was more so saying that Algesuari is more than likely a musician due to his producing and the genre of Music he produces. He will probably be fluent in playing the keyboard and that is was I meant.

Any driver who collides with Timo Glock plays the Glockenspill.....I'll get my coat!

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Damon has also recorded with Def Leppard, he performs the outro guitar solo on the track demolition man... Nice bit of guitaring it is too!

What... the... hell? I had to google that to make sure it wasn't a wind up. I adored Damon and Leppard as a child, looks like this came a little late for me though.

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As noted by the OP, Gilles Villeneuve was accepted to study the clarinet at Quebec Conservatoire. He didn't go but he continued to play. There is a short clip of him playing "Summertime" on the trumpet at the end of this tribute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqneBVzSTc

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